Analysis of A Presentiment.
William Cullen Bryant 1794 (Cummington) – 1878 (New York City)
"Oh father, let us hence, for hark,
A fearful murmur shakes the air.
The clouds are coming swift and dark:
What horrid shapes they wear!
A winged giant sails the sky;
Oh father, father, let us fly!"
"Hush, child; it is a grateful sound,
That beating of the summer shower;
Here, where the boughs hang close around,
We'll pass a pleasant hour,
Till the fresh wind, that brings the rain,
Has swept the broad heaven clear again."
"Nay, father, let us haste, for see,
That horrid thing with horned brow,
His wings o'erhang this very tree,
He scowls upon us now;
His huge black arm is lifted high;
Oh father, father, let us fly!"
"Hush, child;" but, as the father spoke,
Downward the livid firebolt came,
Close to his ear the thunder broke,
And, blasted by the flame,
The child lay dead; while dark and still,
Swept the grim cloud along the hill.
Scheme | ababcC dedexx fgfgcC hihijj |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011111 01010101 01110101 110111 0110101 11010111 11110101 110101010 11011101 1101010 10111101 110110101 11011111 1101111 1111101 110111 11111101 11010111 11110101 1001011 11110101 010101 01111101 10110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 826 |
Words | 160 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 159 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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